WILLIAMS SONOMA INC — Director's Dealing 2018

May 4, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC (WSM)
CIK: 0000719955
Period of Report: 2018-05-01

Reporting Person: ALBER LAURA (Director, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-05-01	Common Stock	M	23126	—	Acquired	292499	Direct
2018-05-01	Common Stock	F	11466	$47.80	Disposed	281033	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-05-01	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	23126	Disposed		Common Stock (23126)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	14775	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the number of shares withheld upon vesting of restricted stock units to cover tax withholding obligations.

F2: Represents the number of shares held by the reporting person in the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Stock Fund under the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 401(k) Plan, based on a statement dated May 1, 2018.

F3: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WSM common stock.

F4: The restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Vesting of these units is subject to a performance metric.

F5: The restricted stock units are cancelled upon vesting and delivery of shares of WSM common stock.